Whittling with a fixed bladed knife.

[Lodd]

Any smaller blades with thin blades will work, as long as the grind and edge geometry is ok (I hate whittling with convex blades).

My two favourite blades to whittle with are a custom that fits my hand perfectly (it was some sort of providence, I guess) and a puukko.

When in doubt, I'd say go with the puukko. It's a brilliant knife for tons of other uses as well and doesn't require you to procure a custom that perfectly matches your hand.

 

[Hickory n steel]

When I'm bored and just want to whittle on a piece of wood for fun, this is what I use

It's a late 60's western f48a.

My recommendation would be an inexpensive carbon steel wood carving knife, but best it to use watcha got.

 

[Dan of Bazz Clazz]

Alberta Ed: i actual don't make anything when i whittle i just whittle for the sure joy it brings me.

Then any knife will work perfectly for making nothing.

 

[Dan of Bazz Clazz]

When I'm bored and just want to whittle on a piece of wood for fun, this is what I use QUOTE]

Didn't know you could whittle with an air rifle. I learn new stuff here every day!

 

[22-rimfire]

I saw DLT and KSF are listing the Bark River Tusk. I would suspect it would make a fine whittling knife as well as many other purposes.

 

[Aias]

I whittled a bit with my Lon Humphrey Kephart (forged 3v!)

 

[Bill1170]

To make things from wood it is handy to have several blade shapes available. Big handles with short, thin blades give best control for detail work. A drop point and a wharnie are both good, as a team, plus a chisel and a skew.

 

[evilgreg]

I have piles of dedicated wood carving knives and I whittle almost exclusively with a Cold Steel Tuff Lite (apologies for the old, terrible cell phone photos):

I know, I know, you said fixed blade so why would I recommend a folder? Well, I like them so much that I wrapped a regular and a mini and use them as fixed blades (pivots screwed down hard with thread locker, then wrapped with paracord for bulk and then grip tape over that for comfort. You can see them in the middle here:

The two Mora basic whittling knives (the 120 and 122, IIRC) are okay, if a bit long-bladed and less comfortable to work with than the Tuff Lite, and will give you an inexpensive curved and straight blade as a set:

I carve almost entirely with straight edges though, FWIW.